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The UMX Warthog that will have you brrrrrt while you fly!

Ever since the UMX A-5A Vigilante scratch build project with my friend Brent, I have been playing with a few UMX aircraft of late. I have to say that there are some really great and unique UMX airplanes out there and Horizon Hobby has really been leading that charge. The technology is such that you can create some really neat projects at basically 1/32 to 1/24 scale…essentially plastic model sized! So, when the E-flite UMX A-10 arrived at my door step, needless to say, I was stoked! I had been eyeing the airplane for a while, though surprisingly hadn’t seen one fly in person to that point. I had heard that they fly great and so was excited to give the airplane a try.

The full sized A-10 is arguably one of the most iconic attack aircraft of all time and is just an incredible machine. Designed for the close air support role, it really succeeds in that mission sporting a 30mm nose cannon and having a considerable stores carriage capability to back it up. Mention the A-10 and usually someone in the room will crack off with brrrrrrt! Emulating of course the sound of the 30mm cannon firing (What else would you think that was!? 😉 ). So to see a twin EDF UMX A-10 realized and on the market is awesome and this cute little A-10 looks the part really well.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

The cool thing with these micros is they come out of the box completely assembled and ready to go. All that is needed is a flight battery to install and a Spektrum radio (all the E-Flite UMX’s are Bind n’ Fly). Opening the box and unpacking the airplane, you are met Continue reading →

E-Flite’s Mighty “Jug,” Razorback Edition!

When someone mentions the allied fighters from World War II, I would imagine the P-51 Mustang is usually first on people’s minds. However, the less glamorous P-47 Thunderbolt was ever so much a workhorse in the war having operated in every theater. It was a fast and heavy weight fighter built like a tank that could withstand an astounding amount of punishment! Combined with it’s eight .50 caliber machine guns while being able to carry 3,400 rounds (compared to the Mustang’s 6 guns and 1,800 rounds), it was a deadly machine. Add in the aircraft’s external stores capability and the P-47 could deliver about half the payload of a B-17 when gully loaded! If it was lacking in some way, it would have been the range which was roughly half that of the P-51. Being a large powerful fighter makes it harder to run a marathon I suppose.

Needless to say, the P47 makes for a darn cool model and has always been a popular subject. It makes sense given the wide gear stance and wonderful proportions of the design. So, when the E-Flite 1.2m P-47 Thunderbolt Razorback came to market, there was no question that it would be an awesome flying warbird. Especially given Horizon Hobby’s track record of great flying P-47’s in multiple sizes.

ASSEMBLY REVIEW

The 1.2m P-47 comes wonderfully packaged and pulling the airplane from the box, I don’t think I noted really any shipping damage. The parts count is really low having Continue reading →

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Hey guys, here's Ep4 in our Foam Kit Bashing series! In this episode, we talk about how to paint camouflage and apply the markings. We cover the whole painting process along with a discussion on airbrushes, the painting methodology and technique, and the application of the markings.
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In this installment of our foam kit bashing series, we talk about how to paint a camouflage using an airbrush onto our Kfir and apply all of the markings.

Check out this beautiful Lady Alice P-51 built by Sascha from Germany. He was inspired by our foam warbird refinishing series (thercgeek.com/refinishafoamy) to refinish his FMS P-51 (his first attempt at anything like this). Beautiful work Sascha!! #awesome#inspiring ... See more

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Alright guys, here's the final flight vid from Warbirds & Classics. This OV-10 Bronco was a really nice model and as I understand it, the builder/pilot modeled the airplane he flew in the USAF. Unfortunately it only flew this one time through the weekend and it was in extremely difficult conditions. It took a great deal for the pilot to just land the airplane safely! ... See more

Here are a few pics from the E-flite Cessna 150 flights on Saturday. I'm looking forward to flying the airplane again! Thanks Eric Sacco for manning the camera for me. I'm working on the review now, which will hopefully post in a few weeks. I have our next Kit Bashing installment coming first though. :) Horizon HobbySpektrumRC ... See more